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PUBLIC LAW 93-380-AUG. 21, 1974

"(2) bilingual vocational training programs for persons who have already entered the labor market and who desire or need training or retraining to achieve year-round employment, adjust to changing manpower needs, expand their range of skills, or advance in employment; and "(3) training allowances for participants in bilingual vocational training programs subject to the same conditions and limitations as are set forth in section 111 of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973.

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29 USC 821,

"APPLICATIONS

"SEC. 196. (a) A grant or contract for assistance under this part may be made only upon application to the Commissioner at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information as the Commissioner deems necessary. Each such application shall— "(1) provide that the activities and services for which assistance under this part is sought will be administered by or under the supervision of the applicant; "(2) set forth a program for carrying out the purposes described in section 195; and "(3) set forth a program of such size, scope, and design as will make a substantial contribution toward carrying out the purposes of this part. "(b) No grant or contract may be made under this part directly to a local educational agency or a postsecondary educational institution or a private vocational training institution or any other eligible agency or organization unless that agency, institution, or organization has submitted the application to the State board established under part B of this title, or in the case of a State that does not have such a board, the similar State agency, for comment and includes the comment of that board or agency with the application.

20 USC 1393e.

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20 USC 1261.

a APPLICATION APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSIONER

"SEC. 197. (a) The Commissioner may approve an application for assistance under this part only if— "(1) the application meets the requirements set forth in subsection (a) of the previous section; "(2) in the case of an application submitted for assistance under this part to an agency, institution, or organization other than the State board established under part B of this title, the requirement of subsection (b) of the previous section is met; and "(3) in the case of an application submitted for assistance under this part, the Commissioner determines that the program is consistent with criteria established by him^ where feasible, after consultation with the State board established under part B of this title, for achieving equitable distribution of assistance under this part within that State. "(b) An amendment to an application shall, except as the Secretary may otherwise provide, be subject to approval in the same manner as the original application.". (b) Clause (4) of section 6(b) of the Library Services and Construction Act is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof a comma and the following: "and to programs and projects which serve areas with high concentrations of persons of limited

20 USC i393f.

20 USC 35id.

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